humanity
Magic Things
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
— W. B. Yeats
Mechanical Excellence
Mechanical excellence is the only vehicle of genius.
— William Blake
Not Going On
There is no mistake so great as the mistake of not going on.
— William Blake
Sleep
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
— Francis Bacon
The Broken World
Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world.
All things break.
And all things can be mended.
Not with time, as they say, but with intention.
So go.
Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally.
The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.
— L. R. Knost
The Illusion of Knowledge
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
— Stephen Hawking
The Most Insane Species
Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys visible Nature, unaware that the Nature he is destroying is the God he is worshipping.
— Hubert Reeves
To Change One's Life
To change one’s life:
Start immediately Do it flamboyantly No exceptions — William James
Truth
Truth can never be told so as to be understood and not believed.
— William Blake
America
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter, and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
— Abraham Lincoln